<?php
$s = "I have a very romantic and tender soul; my heart is full of love and passion, which I desire to share with my soul-mate. I am a very caring and friendly girl. I am also intelligent and a very understanding person with good sense of humor. I have many interests. For example, sports, art, nature, photography�";
var_dump(
preg_match('/[a-zA-Z0-9\,\.\'\"]+/', $s. $matches),
$matches
);